1:44 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I always hear, like, comments when I walk in, and it’s always so funny. (Laughs.) All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: For the second time in recent days, a California community has been devastated by a mass shooting and families are mourning loved ones lost to a senseless act of…
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On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILVia Teleconference 11:50 A.M. EDT MODERATOR: Hey, everyone. Thanks again for bearing with us this morning. Kirby has no toppers, so we’ll go straight into your questions. Our first question will go to Aamer with the AP. Q Hey, thank you very much. Two quick news-of-the-day questions, and then I just had one…
President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following seven individuals to serve in key roles: Rachel Jacobson, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment, Department of Defense Jose Javier Rodriguez, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Department of Labor Mallory Stewart, Nominee for Assistant…
President Biden Announces Key Regional Appointments for USDA, HUD, and FEMA
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced that he has appointed the following individuals to serve in key regional leadership roles at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the Department of Homeland Security: David Baker, USDA State Director,…
U.S.-EU Joint Statement of the Trade and Technology Council
31 May 2023Luleå, Sweden I. Introduction The fourth Ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) took place in Luleå, Sweden, on 31 May 2023. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of Commerce…
Letter to the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Report
Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of United States Armed Forces equipped for combat. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM…
Leaders Summit on Climate Summary of Proceedings
After fulfilling his promise to bring America back into the Paris Agreement, President Biden convened 40 world leaders in a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week to rally the world in tackling the climate crisis and meeting the demands of science. The United States and other countries announced ambitious new climate targets ensuring that…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Chicago, IL
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Chicago, Illinois 4:32 P.M. PDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Hello, everybody. Okay, first up, this week marks two years since the start of the conflict in northern Ethiopia, a war that has led to an extraordinary humanitarian crisis, more deaths than the war in Ukraine, and millions displaced. We therefore…
U.S-EU Joint Statement of the Trade and Technology Council
Leuven, Belgium I. Introduction The sixth ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) took place in Leuven, Belgium, on 4 and 5 April 2024. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of…
President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate nine career members of the Senior Foreign Service as ambassadors to represent the United States on the world stage: Larry Edward André, Jr. – Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia Elizabeth Moore Aubin – Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Steven…
